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    low tech... works though... I'll be going out to sort mine out this week.. =) "Automotive Goop" is an awesome product that works well to glue it in place as well...
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    hello Pot... Kettle calling... hehe
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    yes... but only when I'm sitting on it... The Midnight Venture is a beautiful bike all on it's own without fancy lighting..
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    It would explain where the 23 gallons of grease disappeared to... dang..
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    LEDs make your bike look "cute"... if that's the image you're going after... I took them off my bikes after a few years.. However, these are the easiest things in the world to hook up to your bike.. switch, fuze and wires.. tuck all the wires away.. if you suck at soldering like I do, then buy a bunch of posilok connectors.. Check your local laws as SOME places won't let you use red or blue on a moving vehicle for fear people might confuse you for a larger emergency vehicle.. fun eh?
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    That's sorta like what I was thinking of doing.. Just enough to snug it up actually... Cool, thanks again..
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    Interesting way of doing it.. when I get home next week I'll be looking to get started on this project.. once I get the other ones tidied up as well =) thanks =)
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    My fairing doesn't flex much but my handlebars do.. its not that they are improperly installed but whilst sitting on the bike I can put pressure down on the handlebar and see it flex.. this is why I lose the spacers I put in between the bars and fairing.. however, now that someone mentioned the existing spacers are only glued in, they should be easy enough to remove and reuse.. a glob of "Automotive Goop" will keep it all in place and keep the vibes down to a min.. Now that my highway lights issues have been resolved, I'm SO looking forward to a nice smooth vibe-lesser ride this spring.. w00t
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    I have over 55,000 miles on my 06 Venture and last year I had the poor man's 'tightening' done which took care of the loose neck bearings.. I currently have the bike up on the jack and did another bounce check and all seems very fine.. nothing catching, no flat spots and the bounce test is spot on.. However I know this is but a cheap fix and the neck needs proper attention.. being a chicken with such deep maintenance I'll be waiting till I can hook up with someone who can work with me to get it done.. In may I will be on a month long road trip and hoping to hook up with some of the experts who can walk me through some of the finer points of Venture maintenance so I can take that experience and knowledge back home to help my buddies out.. 33,500 miles on the bike last year alone, the wear and tear is going to take it's toll on this bike..
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    Though this is referencing a Kawi Nomad, it shows what a Zerk fitting install is about.. to shed light onto what the experts are referring to.. http://www.gadgetjq.com/harpo_steeringlube.htm sounds interesting.. however I'm not 'brave' enough to attempt the dis-assembly or installation of the zerks..
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    Powder coating requires over 400F oven heat to do the job.. I did my VStar wheels a while back and had to remove 'everything' from the wheel in order to do the job.. Bearing will most likely have to be removed.. however, experts might be able to give you better advice..
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    how are they held in place in the original spot? How best to remove them from there? thanks
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    Alright then.. could you describe or explain in detail what you made your support spacers with ? When installing risers, your fairing comes off the supports at the top which gives less support and the fairing usually vibrates or moves around a bit.. I usually jam dense foam between the risers and the fairing to shore it up but the wind combined with any flexing on the bars causes them to blow out on occasion and doesn't look nice.. what do most people use to alleviate this problem?
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    These are the ones I installed on my 06 and they look fantastic.. and are very smooth.. what a difference they make..
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    I installed the longer 'everything' braided steel cables on mine after installing the risers.. well worth the extra length! I had cables pinching at the wiring in the neck area and relieved some of the problems by rerouting some of the cables and wires.. But the additional slack of the longer hoses will be well worth it.. Cheers
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    Thanks Gary.. looks like JUST the item.. simple and small and easy to use! I'm already lined up for several crab synchs this spring so it will come in handy for sure. Thanks again!
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    Old thread but a fun one.. I honestly can't tell you the 'mileage' on my bike because the odo is in MILES while I fuel it up in LITRES.. Then is it Mile Per Gallons Imperial or US Gallons? Which is which eh? Silly Canuckleheads, we have to do things so differently huh? On 'average'.. high end highway speeds, I get 170 miles for 16 litres of fuel.. (3.5 Imp Gallons or 4.2 US Gallons).. In the US I get 38 MPG In Canada I get 45 MPG But I still average 160 Miles or 258 Kms per tank JUST before reserve or the light comes on.. but I typically always pull over to fuel up around that point.. A shorter windscreen gives me better mileage.. Just fun to compare..
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    Cough cough but if you ride to the left or right of the centre line the camera can't cough cough pick up your plate.. I've never been sent an invoice yet when ever I go through there on the bike.. even on the VStar with it's highly visible plate.. cough cough.. (out of province people will have an invoice sent to them once the camera correlates the plate info to your home address.. )
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    Ooh Ok I'll ask.. out of curiosity, why move the trunk back an inch? Not sure about how to do it, but it's not hard removing the trunk...
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    Check out the tool supply shops, they often sell adjustable tool bench portable bases that will hold 1500 lbs that you might be able to adapt to the C1 adapter.. if I'm able to find one at a good price I'll be giving it a go.. Thus far on my adapter I glued plywood pads under the feet as to avoid damaging the garage floor paint..
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    Not so much vanity but being to stretch a tank of gas for a given amount of distance makes a difference.. When I go on my road trip, I already know where I'll be gassing up depending on my riding style.. if I'm able to improve my mileage and still ride hard, then I'm happy.. My bike is a US bike so the distance is in miles, but my fuel intake is in litres.. a typical ride, my consumption is roughly 1 litre per 10 miles of riding.. if I do 160 miles distance, then I know I'm going to be putting in roughly 16 litres of fuel.. oddly enough, this is my measure for how well I'm doing with fuel mileage.. I did manage to do 220 miles for 16 litres but man that was a slow boring ride on the back roads lol.. on my bike, my speedo is 10% off actual readings.. I had verified it with my GPS and a chase car.. 110 KPH on the speedo is actually 100 kph.. 88 kph is actually 80 kph etc etc.. 180 kph on the ... well you get the picture..
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    Heck, I'm still trying to get a tach for this bike, the kind you temp attach to something on the bike.. Can't find one in Canada and can't buy one from the US to be shipped up here.. Homeland Security thinks a tach gauge is a dangerous thing to export.. go figure.. Need something to set the RPMs on the bike when setting idle or doing the carb synch..
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    Suffice to say that the more air you're moving through the system, the more fuel it has to carry to maintain the proper fuel / air ratio in order to run the engine properly.. So with K&N air filters and after market pipes, you've set yourself up for better throttle response, a more aggressive engine and unfortunately, a lower fuel mileage. Unfortunately you can't have both (much) Each bike is different, however, but with mine, my fuel saver speed on the dial is around 50-55 mph.. anything above that and my range per tank goes down the tubes... I like how my bike plays with the set up I have, even if it means my bike's legs are shorter than my buddy's..
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    Last year they introduced the newer version and seems like all the old stock is gone now.. I've been to the three local CT stores and all they have is the newer one which is useless for most bikes.. I chatted to a bunch of lads today who weren't away of the size differences and they got down and had another look at how much bike was actually on the arms safely and now they're taking their jacks back for a refund. Dunno about you but that is one of the things I always check when hoisting a bike is ensure its on there properly.. Next time I'm in the garage I'll mount both under the frame to show you the difference.. its kinda scary actually..
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    Crappy Tire is selling their "MotorMaster" bike jack for a decent price recently but unfortunately, it's not safe for our large bikes. With the carbon 1 lift adapter, the older Crappy Tire models have a lip that fits the adapter in between perfectly, preventing the adapter from sliding off then end.. very secure.. The NEW one they are selling is exactly 1 inch shorter on the support lift arms so when you hoist the bike up using the Carbon 1 left adapter, the lip sits directly under the frame.. If you give a light tap or a shove on the side of the bike, it will literally swing off the jack arms and crash to the deck.. wow.. talk about scary the first time it started to fall off the jack.. there is no way to securely 'secure' the bike to that jack.. I took it off my friend's hands for use on the VStar and it wouldn't even fit on that bike.. so a strip of angle iron welded to the arm will do the trick.. Shame though.. nice jacks but what a waste! So if you're a Canuck looking for a jack, keep away from the crappy tire ones.. they're no longer 'good'..
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